The Democratic governor of Illinois, which includes Chicago, accused Trump of ‘attempting to manufacture a crisis’.

President plots expansion of crime crackdown as Pentagon chief says troops patrolling DC streets will be armed

Trump has already deployed 800 National Guard troops in Washington DC, declaring a public safety emergency. He is setting his sights now on Chicago.

Trump’s threat coincided with the announcement that military members in Washington, DC, would be armed during patrols.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called Trump's approach “uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound."

Il Pentagono sta pianificando da settimane un dispiegamento militare a Chicago, forse già in settembre, per combattere il crimine. (ANSA)

Il Pentagono sta pianificando da settimane un dispiegamento militare a Chicago, forse già in settembre, per combattere il crimine. (ANSA)

Il Pentagono sta pianificando da settimane un dispiegamento militare a Chicago, forse già in settembre, per combattere il crimine. (ANSA)

The Defense Department planning, in the works for weeks, involves several options, including mobilizing at least a few thousand members of the National Guard as soon as September,…

The Democratic governor of Illinois, which includes Chicago, accused Trump of ‘attempting to manufacture a crisis’.

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is working on plans to deploy the US military to Chicago as President Donald Trump says he is cracking down on crime, homelessness and undocumented…

Dopo Washington, Trump punta a Chicago. Il Pentagono valuta l'invio di truppe già da settembre, ma il sindaco Johnson si oppone

As White House moves to militarize more cities, Hakeem Jeffries says president is ‘playing’ with Americans’ lives

Opponents accuse president of ‘power grab’ as Republicans manoeuvre to extend his control over Washington DC

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker also accuses Republican US president of pushing to ‘manufacture a crisis’ to abuse power.

House minority leader decries plan confirmed by Pentagon while Chicago mayor calls it ‘most flagrant violation of our constitution in the 21st century’ – key US politics stories…

Illinois attorney general says president’s actions are ‘un-American’ and there is no emergency as Pentagon official confirms plans to send troops to city

Local officials and activists called the potential federal deployment of troops ‘uncoordinated’ and an ‘authoritarian power grab’.

In speech, Pritzker says Trump won't improve Chicago's safety by sending in National Guard. Instead, he says the president is 'defunding the police.'